Humankind: A Hopeful History • Rutger Bregman & Preben Thorø

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. http://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here (https://gotopia.tech/articles/humankind-a-hopeful-history) Rutger Bregman (https://twitter.com/rcbregman) - Historian and Author of "Humankind: A Hopeful History" Preben Thorø - CTO at Trifork Switzerland DESCRIPTION If you look at recent developments in human history, the world may seem like a grim place, in which humanity is setting itself for destruction. However, if you consider the research made in various disciplines such as anthropology, archaeology, sociology, philosophy and psychology, you’ll see that in fact the contrary is happening. Preben Thorø, CTO at Trifork Switzerland, talked to Rutger Bregman, historian and author of “Humankind: A Hopeful History (https://amzn.to/3HIknfH) ”, about how the world is a much better place than we perceive it and how research can restore our belief in the good of humanity. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Rutger Bregman • Humankind: A Hopeful History (https://amzn.to/3HIknfH) Rutger Bregman • Utopia For Realists (https://amzn.to/3u7Onfk) Daniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow (https://amzn.to/2XmJEtf) Twitter (https://twitter.com/GOTOcon) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences) Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1) - new videos posted almost daily. Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com) Twitter (https://twitter.com/GOTOcon) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/goto_con) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences) CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1) - new videos posted daily!